6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tap at Revolution Brewpub, Chicago - 04/11/12. Clear dark copper with a thin off white head that clears to the edges, forms a small lake but retains fairly well thereafter. Nose of sweet caramel malt, dark sugars, toffee, spice, fudge, prune, dates. Tastes of sweet sugars, dark toffee, booze, dark fruits, prunes, dates. Full bodied with fine carbonation leading to a sweet and boozey finish. An OK barley wine but a little over sweet and the alcohol isn’t that well hidden compared to some others.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Nov 2012
at 09:08
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Revolution Brewpub, Chicago - 04/11/12. Clear mid amber with a thin off white head, good lacing ensues. Bitter grapefruit at the fore of the nose, mango, pine, hops and caramel malt. Tastes of bitter aggressive hops, pine, tropical fruits, bitter grapefruit, tangy, hoppy, piney goodness! Medium to fuller in body with soft carbonation and fairly smooth. Really enjoyed this one, probably my favourite of the beers I sampled at Revolution, akin to a DIPA in many respects.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Nov 2012
at 09:03
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at Revolution Brewpub, Chicago - 04/11/12. Very dark mahogony brown with a thin tan head, good lacing ensues. Light roast malt nose with molasses, liqourice and a touch of smoke. Tastes of roast malt, treacle toffee, chocolate, smoke. Medium bodied with soft carbonation lending towards a roasty finish. Above average porter.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Nov 2012
at 08:56
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at Revolution Brewpub, Chicago - 04/11/12. Clear dark amber with a thin off white head that soon clears to a pond and the edges of the glass. Nos is hops, light pine and grapefruit. Good pine and hop combo, bitter grapefruit and some citrus notes. Medium bodied with soft carbonation leading to a bitter finish. Tasty APA.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Nov 2012
at 08:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at Revolution Brewpub, Chicago - 04/11/12. Lightly hazed pale golden with a thin off white head. Nose comprises citrus, herbs, grass, farmy, touch of funk, mint, pepper. Taste pretty much marries nose with a little caramel/toffee. Medium bodied with bite, soft carbonation leading to a fruity, bitter/tarte finish. Decent saison.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Nov 2012
at 08:45
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap at Revolution Brewpub, Chicago - 04/11/12. Very dark mahogony brown vergeing on light black, with a thin tan head that soon clears to a small lake and the edges. Light roast malt on the nose, touch of chocolate, peppery, liqourice. Tastes of roast malt, dark caramelised sugars, burnt tofee, touch of smoke. Medium bodied with light spritzy carbonation. Nothing special, a small notch above average.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Nov 2012
at 08:42
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at Revolution Brewpub, Chicago - 04/11/12. Dark black with a thin tan head that retains well, good lacing ensues. Malty nose, light roasting, grain, wheat, mineral tones, touch of smoke. Taste follows from the nose, burnt toffee and sugars, light metallic. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation leading to a roasty dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Nov 2012
at 08:37
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at Kasey’s Tavern, Chicago - 03/11/12. Obscured dark amber, reddish hues in light with a decent off white head that thins but retains well. Nose comprises hops, pine, biscuit, bitter grapefruit. Tastes pine forward, caramel malts, grapefruit, blood orange and tropical fruit tones. Medium bodied with moderate carbonation leading to a bitter finish. Good IPA. Original Rating 8 - 4 - 8 - 4 - 15 = 3.9. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Re-rated on 04/11/12 at the Revolution Brewpub (yes - the next morning, forgotton I’d had it the previous night - buggers!) on tap. Clear mid amber with a good frothy white head, good lacing ensues. Great fresh and bitter hop nose with pine, juicy citrus tones, grapefruit, mango and orange. Taste follows with sweet caramel malt, grapefruit, pine. Medium bodied with soft catrbonation leading to a bitter finish. Rating went up +0.1 on the overall. Lost out on a new beer cos of this bungle but pleased my last rating of a very beery day wasn’t too far off my first rating of the next !!!
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2012
at 07:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can shared from Bier Koning. Pours black with a beige head. Aroma of roasted malts, strong coffee, chocolate and a little fruit. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodie with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Nov 2012
at 06:46
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
33cl can courtesy of and shared with Kermis. Thin tan head. Clear black pour. Nice coffee aftertaste. Smooth brew :-)
Tried
from Can
on 04 Nov 2012
at 06:45